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Time2019-03-21 | 08:30 - 12:30
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Venue:Regal International East Asia Hotel, Emerald Room
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Fee:Members: 300 |
Non Members: 600
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Do you wish to develop an inclusive leadership culture in your China-based office or are concerned about upgrading employee skills to adapt in the age of Automation? Do you want to learn about millennial(s) challenges to employee retention and development strategies?
To explore all these topics and more, the European Chamber is delighted to invite you to the upcoming 2019 HR Excellence Conference, which brings together senior HR professionals to discuss the most pressing industry challenges through high-level keynote presentations and panel discussions - we identify and bring to prominence these best kept secrets!
This year's edition of the HR Excellence Conference aims to explore retention challenges and opportunities, as well as compare the maximum effect of employee engagement versus employee experience retention strategies. To do so, we will be analysing a series of key issues companies face when integrating post-M&A teams and dealing with the upgrading of employees skills and experience.
Agenda
8:00 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 8:40 Opening Remarks by Mr. Carlo Diego D’Andrea, Vice President and Shanghai Chairman, European Chamber
8:40 – 9:10 Keynote Speech: Positivity, Growth and Development: Understanding Asia’s Talent and Strategising for the
Future by Mr. Simon Lance, Managing Director, Hays Greater China
9:20 – 10:05 Panel discussion: HR Challenges on M&A: Cultural Integration
In this panel, we will discuss:
- Preparing local staff to contribute to and guide global resource platforms and teams
- Creating an inclusive leadership culture that retains and grows local high potentials
- Developing local talent to take leadership responsibilities at a global level
- Developing intercultural teams to better manage changing Asian markets
Moderator: Ms. Jeanette Yu, Vice Chair, European Chamber Human Resources Working Group
Panelists: Mr. John Dorris, Chief Cultural Officer, Sino Associates Global Limited
Mr. Jack Woo, Adjunct Professor, ESSCA
Ms. Jessica Li, HR Director, Bracco China
Dr. Andreas Winterfeldt, President & CEO, Lianhe Chemical Technology
10:05 – 10:30 Coffee break and Networking
Free discussion, exchanging best practices with other peers.
10:30 – 11:15 Panel discussion: Upgrading Experience: Winners and Losers
In this panel, we will discuss:
- Upgrading staff to adapt in the age of Automation
- Millennials challenges on retention and development
- Empowering employees with top 10 soft skills of the future
Moderator: Ms. Isabelle Hajjar, Vice Chair, European Chamber ICT Working Group
Panelists: Ms. Rosanna Terminio, Managing Partner, AsecorpChina-ZhongDao, and National Chair, European
Chamber Human Resources Working Group
Mr. Maximilian RECH, Programme Director & Assistant Professor, ESSCA
Ms. Sue Wei, Business Director, Hays Shanghai
Ms. Eileen Li, HR Director, PPG Management
11:15– 11:45 Keynote Speech: Neuroscience of Retention: Neural Contradictions in our Heads
by Ms. Eveline Goodman-Hedtke, PhD Psychology & Neuroscience, Eforp
11:45 – 11:55 Sum-up and Closing Remarks
11:55 – 12:30 Networking Time
There are sponsorship opportunities available for this Conference, for more information please contact Mr. Miguel Angel Pérez Balagueró at maperezbalaguero@europeanchamber.com.cn
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Speakers
Mr. Carlo Diego D’Andrea
Mr. Carlo Diego D’Andrea
Founder and Managing Partner of D’Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel, and Founder of DP Group.
Graduated in Law at the University of Teramo (Italy), he then subsequently obtained a Masters’ degree in Corporate Advisor at LUISS University in Rome and a Diploma in Chinese Studies at Nanjing Normal University and is a member of the Italian Bar Association.
Mr. D’Andrea arrived in China in 2005 and is fluent in Italian (mother tongue), English, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. He mainly deals with cross-border mergers and acquisitions, assistance in ODI/FDI and intellectual property rights.
He is also acting as Vice President of the European Chamber and Chair of the Shanghai Chapter.
Mr. Simon Lance
Mr. Simon Lance
Simon has over 15 years consulting and management experience within the professional recruitment industry in UK, Australia and China. Simon was appointed as Regional Director, China in January 2012 and is currently the Managing Director of Greater China who has responsibility for the operational management and expansion of Hays offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
Prior to his current position as Managing Director of Hays Greater China, Simon spent 8 years with Hays Australia, progressing through various levels of promotion to assume overall management of businesses in both Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Simon’s management experience includes developing market-leading teams within a range of technical, financial, corporate and executive disciplines. He also maintains a strong personal interest in the infrastructure, engineering and energy industries. He graduated from the University of Western Australia (BSc) and has attended management development programs through both Hays and external institutions.
Mr. John Dorris
Mr. John Dorris
John is a Founder and the Chief Cultural Officer of Sino Associates with more than 23 years of training, coaching, and facilitation experience in Asia, including 21 years of leadership development experience in China. John has developed tens of thousands of professionals in leadership practices across Asia and North America with a focus on Global Leadership and coaching leaders transitioning to new roles.
John is certified in 12 standard cross-cultural tools including assessments and training courses covering all major academic and business settings. His signature workshop on Diversity and Inclusion has been highly praised by fortune 100 companies, embassies and consulates across Asia.
His Global Leadership courses prepare leaders to create impact and drive results on international teams and leverage proprietary tools such Sino’s VAE and 3A Global Leadership. He has worked with supervisor to executive level leaders from every corner of the world to be more effective and strategic in multinational organizations.
John brings a wealth of knowledge to his clients through his rich international background having lived and worked in nine countries. Beyond to providing services to corporate clients, John has served as an APEC speaker on global balance in business.
Dr. Eveline Goodman - Hedtke
Dr. Eveline Goodman - Hedtke
For more than ten years, Eveline has prepared individuals to approach challenging tasks with enthusiasm and ability, pushing them to grow beyond their own boundaries. She is trusted not only by international companies and renowned organizations – public figures too rely on her abilities to deliver results. She intimately understands the meaning of the words, “between the lines,” drawing on her personal and professional experience of juggling different cultures to see behind the psychological curtains. This background is, however, just the starting point from which she uses her enormous energy to put her ideas and vision into action. She combines her comprehensive academic education (Psychology and Neuroscience) with the practical lessons that arise in her life as an internationally-operating businesswoman to deliver success.
Her specialty – and her passion – is connecting talents and options. She recognizes potential, links it to tasks and positions, and takes pleasure in regularly overstepping the boundaries of conventional personnel and management training. For many years, she has lead workshops, presentations, road shows, and coaching sessions for individuals, companies, and organizations from diverse sectors (real estate, medicine, journalism, among others) – both in German and in English. Her charm, wit, and insight make her a memorable, individual, and – if need be – refreshingly undiplomatic consultant.
Ms. Jeanette Yu
Ms. Jeanette Yu
Jeanette Yu is Partner and head of Employment & Pensions Practice Area Group of CMS, China. She has more than 20 years’ experience in providing advice for international companies on labour law issues and compliance management. Her extensive track record comprises recruitment and dismissal of employees, formulating employee handbooks and implementing its policies, work permits and visa issues of expatriates, international secondment, data privacy, non-competition, social security, trade union and labour disputes. She has also been involved in significant projects of business transactions and restructuring, advising clients on employee transfer, relocation and lay-off of employees as well as negotiation of employment contracts and separation agreements.
Since 2017, Jeanette has been acting as the National Chair/Vice Chair of HR Working Group of European Chamber of Commerce in China. This year Jeanette was elected as the National Chair of HR Working Group of European Chamber of Commerce in China.
Starting from 2017, Jeanette acted as the Vice Chair of HR Working Group of European Chamber of Commerce in China, and the Chair in 2019. Jeanette is also a member of Shanghai Law Society Labour and Social Security Law Research Branch.
Ms. Rosanna Terminio
Ms. Rosanna Terminio
With an international background in Europe and South America, and over 10 years living in China, Rosanna Terminio is a consultant, contributor and lecturer specializing in innovation and strategy for the organization, as well as human resources strategist. She works since 2006 for AsecorpChina, of which she become owner in 2011 together with a Chinese colleague. As an Independent researcher, she published an academic paper titled: “The impact of RAAI (Robotic, Automation and Artificial Intelligence) from the employee perspective. A scoping review” and she is now working on her PhD research about technology driven change and employee’s identity. She also contributed to the book “The work we need. People for Industry 4.0”, published in Italy in October 2018. Rosanna is certified as an Executive Coach (ICC) and LEGO®SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator. She gives lectures about Doing Business in China and HR Management in different Management Schools and Universities in Europe and China and participates, with pro-bono consulting, to different CSR activities.
Ms. Isabelle Hajjar
Ms. Isabelle Hajjar
Isabelle is head of Compliance with Tek-ID China, a Digital Risk Intelligence company. She leads regulatory and operational compliance support, consulting, strategy and program design, implementation and roll-out services for Tek-ID’s clients in the ICT and digital sphere, both locally in China and on a global level (cybersecurity, data protection, infrastructure, market access conditions, organizational issues, policies and procedures, training, etc.), in various sectors (from classic hosting to cloud services, SaaS vendors, e-commerce, retail, banking, automotive, investment funds, health, digital security products, etc.).
She further acts, for certain clients, as outsourced General Counsel / Compliance and Data Privacy Officer.
Isabelle has, since mid-2016, been actively engaged in the European Chamber of Commerce of China, currently she is the Vice Chair of the Cybersecurity Subworking Group - Shanghai, happily offering her support in their mission and lobbying activities.
Isabelle is also the co-founder and co-chair of the IAPP (Internal Association of Privacy Professionals) - Shanghai Knowledge Chapter, focusing on disseminating Knowledge and exchanging experience in all compliance matters for Data and Privacy Protection, as well as for neighboring subjects, such as cybersecurity.
Before joining Tek-ID, Isabelle had already accumulated some 19 years in the ICT - digital field, with 9 years as an Attorney in Europe, followed by in-house experience as General Counsel for ICT Companies, with additional skills in General Management (as COO) & Compliance. She has been based in China for some 11 years.
Mr. Maximilian RECH
Mr. Maximilian RECH
Maximilian RECH is Programme Director and Assistant Professor in International Affairs at ESSCA School of Management, Shanghai. He is also Academic Director of the MSc in Global Management ‘China-Europe Business’ and the MSc in Digital Marketing & Business, a programme that bridges the gap between Europe and China, focusing on the digital transformation of business models and best practices in digital marketing.
Specialising on Eurasian trade and investment as well as macro-economic cooperation along the Belt Road Initiative, Maximilian is affiliated with the ESSCA EU*Asia Institute, Renmin University of China, and Technical University of Munich. Maximilian previously worked for the Brussels-based think tank Friends of Europe where he implemented the European Union financed ‘Understanding China Programme’ and for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Maximilian has published with Palgrave Macmillan, Cambridge Scholars Publishing and Springer Nature among others.
Ms. Sue Wei
Ms. Sue Wei
Sue holds an MBA from Pace University, New York, she is American Chinese and spend over 20 years in the US. She began in the advertising industry in New York as an Account Executive for the Newsweek account. Nine years ago, Sue moved to Shanghai and has since worked in two international recruitment agency personally focused on executive level finance, legal and HR roles for multinational and domestic clients. Sue currently leads several business practices at Hays with over 40 consultants in finance, human resource, legal, education, service and life science areas.
Ms. Eileen Li
Ms. Eileen Li
Ms. Eileen Li seasoned Human Resources Management Professional with over 20 years of experience and in-depth exposure to the entire spectrum of HR management solutions including organization diagnose and development, talent attraction, deployment and retention, total rewards management, employee engagement, leadership development and executive coaching.
Proven capability on transit business strategy to HR strategy as the HR Business Partner and lead team on implementation. Worked in dynamic industries including Chemical, Manufacturing, FMCG and Retail with famous brands and vary market environment, been enthusiastic to explore new industry to enrich the career and life experiences.
Effective communicator, logical thinker, practical solution provider, open to change and result oriented.
Ms. Jessica Li Yuanqi
Ms. Jessica Li Yuanqi
Jessica has more than 20 years of experience in Human Resources. She worked for a famous U.S. company’s Industry business and Healthcare business for 10 years and she also had the work experiences in semiconductor business and automobile spare parts company. She is quite experience in various HR functions and good at on leading the transforming projects in the manufacturing, Supply Chain, marketing, commercials and services. Jessica earned a Bachelor degree of Business Administration and MBA of Finance & Economics.
Dr. Andreas Winterfeldt
Dr. Andreas Winterfeldt
Dr. Winterfeldt serves as Board Member and President & CEO at Lianhe Chemical Technology since 2017. He joined Lianhe Chemical Technology in 2015 as the Senior Vice President and took responsibility of the Corporate Business Unit Pharmaceutical.
Prior to Lianhe, Dr. Winterfeldt served for over a decade in Boehringer Ingelheim, where he joined as the Vice President & General Manager of Fine Chemicals in 2004 and finally progressed to Corporate Senior Vice President globally responsible for all process development and production of Drug Substance, Drug Product and Medical Devices for the corporation’s global prescription medicine business till end of 2013.
Before this, he served at companies like J.M. Huber, Honeywell International and AlliedSignal in various international executive management assignments. In 1988, he start-ed his career at Riedel-de Haen as R&D Laboratory Manager of Organic Fine Chemicals. At Riedel-de Haen he spent over a decade and held roles including Production Plant Manager of Organic Fine Chemicals and Piloting and Department Head of Production, Quality, Technical Marketing and R&D of Luminescent Pigments.
Dr. Winterfeldt is an accomplished executive with a highly diversified, international and multicultural background with over 30 years of experience in general management, strategy development, change management, global business management including sales, marketing, logistics, IT and business processes, and operations/technical manage-ment including production, engineering, quality,6-sigma, process development and R&D. He has been listed as National 1000 talents Program, Zhejiang 1000 Talents Program, and awarded as Zhejiang West Lake Friendship, Taizhou Honorary Citizen.
Dr. Jack Woo
Dr. Jack Woo
Dr. Jack Woo is currently an adjunct professor at ESSCA business school lecturing on cross-cultural management. He has been working and living in China for 15years and has been involved in several large scale M&A and PMI exercises as consultant, project manager and participant.
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